Howard Ehmke vs. Ed Farmer — Career Comparison

Howard Ehmke
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Farmer
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Howard Ehmke built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Farmer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Howard Ehmke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.388 compared to 4.3 and 1.612 for Ed Farmer. By the career numbers, Howard Ehmke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ehmke and Ed Farmer

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.36
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.08
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.53
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.63
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.08
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
3.75
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
4.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8462
27
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2820.2
9
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
9.17
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
8.81
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.33
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.75
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
3.32
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
4.98
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
3.29
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
5.7
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.44
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12110
38.64
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2789
40.23
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.97
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1425
4.55
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
4.95
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.56
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10931
34.88
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2373
34.23
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23

Fielding Stats for Howard Ehmke and Ed Farmer

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
27
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
9
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.49
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.3
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1040
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.83
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.79
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.333
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.335
0.335
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ehmke and Ed Farmer

Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
236.58
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
4188.68
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1088
600
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
556.43
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
47
532.08
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
115.81
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
91.54
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
20.96
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
24.26
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.32
32.72
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
4.41
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
143.38
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
130.15
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
39.15
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
40.26
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
79.41
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.98
34.73
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-19.58
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.34
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
61.21
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
249.06
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
9.8
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
29.23
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.76
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.31
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ehmke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA